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No way mate, read my post above. A shopping voucher will be winging your way.
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PM me your mobile number, full name and email address and I'll get the rep in your area to contact you. I've secured a block discount for forum members.
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May do Colin....... One thing that put us off in the past was as we are a LTD company we obviously have a business bank account, we were told we needed a separate holding account the funds / payments went into, it had to stay here for a set period then got transferred into our business account, can you shed any light? Or is it one for the rep?
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I'm a Limited Company and all card payments are paid directly into my Limited Company bank account without the need for having any other separate account. Anyone who is a signature in the company can sign up. You will get duplicate receipts with your company name and address on every transaction at the point of sale as well for your records.
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Tell him you're from the UKPlumbers forum and you've been referred by me via Alison Sweeney who has arranged a block discount for forum members mate.
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Hi Tony, just checked you didn't send me a moby number. If you PM me a contact number, I'll get them to call you on Monday.
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just gave a cowboy plumber a plan there havent you. maybe more so now ive pointed it out !
How much does it cost via this forum arranged deal then? can anyone say the cost per transaction also?
Might go this route if its cheaper than direct..!
Might go this route if its cheaper than direct..!
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Ray Stafford
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20 pence per debit card transaction? £25.99 inc hire of terminal also? Sorry for the all questions
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Julian Turner
System 3, I am currently in the process of starting my own plumbing company, and like the look of this cardsave as it will help overcome my issues regarding cash flow. What do I have to do to get the Plumbersforums discount?
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Guest123
How does it work then with regards to the using of the terminal? do you need 3g coverage to use it on say, an iphone?>
It's supposed to be a multi sim, so picks up the best signal on whatever network based on location. It was probably put in better technical terms than I have 🙂
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The terminal has it's own sim card with roaming activated so that if will try to pick up a signal from any network. You don't use it in conjunction with a phone.
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There is new an app for i phones and androids that allows debit and credit card payments. A machine is more professional but it may be more expensive than the app.
I heard the advert on radio yesterday.
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I heard the advert on radio yesterday.
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Plum Bob 66
Hi Mate, had thought about that and did a survey with most of my existing customer base. Whilst most were more than happy to have their card details processed through a mobile terminal, the percentage of them gave a resounding no to putting details through a phone on the grounds of security? Personally i don't think I would be happy if somebody asked me to input a pin or any private data into a tradesman's phone.
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Well, I had the disappointment of hearing that they couldn't help me from Cardsave today. Apparently because my provider is one of their affilitations and they didn't want to poach my business, fair do's I said, just make your affiliate charge less then!!..
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Good call Simon, there might be penalties meaning money to be paid to cancel the agreement early.
System how hard is this machine to use i hate anything computer related. Its probably easy to use but until you get one in your hand you never know
Its like working a big calculator. All you need to do is press transaction, put the card in the machine, type in the amount, let the customer type their pin in and it tells you if its accepted or declined, you get two receipts printed out, one for you and one for the customer. The money arrives in your account after 4 or 5 days roughly. Nothing complicated about it Destroyer2813
Oh good, my knowledge of computer stuff is somewhat limitd and i have a short fuse at best of times
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Guest123
As Connor says above, it's simple. The terminal comes with full instructions and Cardsave have a helpline to get you started.
PLEASE GUYS, KEEP YOUR TERMINALS WELL HIDDEN WHEN IN THE VAN AND NOT IN USE!!!!!!!!
PLEASE GUYS, KEEP YOUR TERMINALS WELL HIDDEN WHEN IN THE VAN AND NOT IN USE!!!!!!!!
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This thread made me investigate getting mobile card machines for all our delivery vans.
I'm a bit narked, because my card provider wants £1.68 more per month than the deal that system3 did for forum members. Still trying to beat the robbing toads down.
System3 - if you ever get fed up with installation, I have a job for you in our buying department. 🙂
I'm a bit narked, because my card provider wants £1.68 more per month than the deal that system3 did for forum members. Still trying to beat the robbing toads down.
System3 - if you ever get fed up with installation, I have a job for you in our buying department. 🙂
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Only problem is that your trade counter would suddenly find itself no longer selling flexies. LOL
cos they would have no stock to sell cos you had taken them home with ya !! lol
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This is going to make you wince System3...
Just put my stats geek head on, and checked our sales of flexis. Laid end to end, they would stretch from where I am sitting in Portmouth, up the A3, past Petersfield, on past the Liphook round-about, through the Hindhead tunnel and by Christmas, they would reach Guildford.
Now, which is sadder? All those flexis, or that I am spending my Friday night working it out?
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They are and washing machine manufacturers recommend that they are changed every 5 years, so where does that leave flexible hoses then? LOL
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How much does the card system cost, ie The cost of machine (do you buy it or rent it?). Quarterly charges etc. Thanks. By the way only people that I have had elastic cheques from have all been builders, so I dont contract to builders anymore!
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If you're interested in the forum discount, PM me your full contact details and I'll get Cardsave to contact you.
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Just started using mine today,put three transactions through absolute doddle funnily enough I think it gives off a more professional air to your business.With the amount of cheques I used to bank I can just visualize the diesel saving running to and fro banking, that and the cracking forum deal which brings in every transaction cheaper than banking a cheque. For me its total convenience and clears funds into my account quicker.
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The facility to take card payments over the phone is a big bonus too. Although it's straight forward, contact the Cardsave helpline and they'll talk you through it.
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I agree Ray, card holder not present has a higher risk if you are dealing with a stranger. However, if you know the person and did work for them at their home, then it can be a convenient method of getting paid.
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Well I could tell you about the letter that Bod posted to me last week addressed to "Scotlands sexiest Plumber", but I won't.
Oh what a shame, too late. 😛rrr:
Oh what a shame, too late. 😛rrr:
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I wanted to do this as I operate in a rural area and I thought that the monthly fee was cheaper in time and fuel than one 18 mile round trip to my bank.
Bad experience for me I am afraid. I spoke to the Cardsave Sales rep, it sounded good and I had a contract emailed to me. Contract was in my business name, wrong address and had details of two people I had not heard of as Directors. Not the best of starts!
Rang to ask what had happened. Apparently despite me providing my full details, they had cut and paste the address and Directors details from the Companies House website - problem is - wrong company. The person I spoke to apologised and blamed it on someone who processes forms. He asked if I simply wanted to cancel. I must say that I lost confidence at that stage and decided to not proceed.
I know it is a simple error, but I will need some convincing I they are going to start handling payments for me.
Sorry to be negative as I am sure many if you are more than happy. Perhaps someone can feed this back to Cardsafe. If they had not got this wrong I would now be waiting for my new terminal
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Bad experience for me I am afraid. I spoke to the Cardsave Sales rep, it sounded good and I had a contract emailed to me. Contract was in my business name, wrong address and had details of two people I had not heard of as Directors. Not the best of starts!
Rang to ask what had happened. Apparently despite me providing my full details, they had cut and paste the address and Directors details from the Companies House website - problem is - wrong company. The person I spoke to apologised and blamed it on someone who processes forms. He asked if I simply wanted to cancel. I must say that I lost confidence at that stage and decided to not proceed.
I know it is a simple error, but I will need some convincing I they are going to start handling payments for me.
Sorry to be negative as I am sure many if you are more than happy. Perhaps someone can feed this back to Cardsafe. If they had not got this wrong I would now be waiting for my new terminal
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That's a really bad experience to have right at the start - did you speak to a manager about what had happened?
It's a serious human error, but then people do have bad days, however, it seems their systems are not picking up such mistakes.
If it was me, I would ring the company and ask how such an error got past the gate-keeping that you would expect them to have in place to stop things like this happening - if I didn't get a satisfactory answer I would ask to speak to a more senior manager.
If there's a hole in their systems that needs plugging, maybe they could convince you that they have learned from the mistake and persuade you to give them another go.
In the event that they don't seem bothered about getting their systems right, then you would be well advised to go elsewhere.
In the current market situation being able to offer credit card/ and other plastic facilities has got to be good for your business, so don't allow their loss to become your loss too by not looking into other companies offering similar services.
It's a serious human error, but then people do have bad days, however, it seems their systems are not picking up such mistakes.
If it was me, I would ring the company and ask how such an error got past the gate-keeping that you would expect them to have in place to stop things like this happening - if I didn't get a satisfactory answer I would ask to speak to a more senior manager.
If there's a hole in their systems that needs plugging, maybe they could convince you that they have learned from the mistake and persuade you to give them another go.
In the event that they don't seem bothered about getting their systems right, then you would be well advised to go elsewhere.
In the current market situation being able to offer credit card/ and other plastic facilities has got to be good for your business, so don't allow their loss to become your loss too by not looking into other companies offering similar services.
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Piped team leave contact for a few days and I'll contact them to find out what the hell happened. I'll get them to contact you direct with a reply.
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Just had an email from Dan about credit card machines now being advertised here. I use iZettle. Have been for a while. Better than any company out there & no monthly fees. Machine is free (well £20 & you get that back) & plugs directly into your mobile phone. 2.75% per transaction.
Check them out.
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http://youtu.be/8GMrIxi2rc0
Check them out.
www.izettle.com
http://youtu.be/ygW_nm9if20
http://youtu.be/8GMrIxi2rc0
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2.75% does sound a lot!
Should be less than that for credit cards and hardly anything for debit cards.
Should be less than that for credit cards and hardly anything for debit cards.
World pay are doing a card reader now as well using mobile phone type technology, free reader 65p debit, 3.3% credit card. Credit card is steep but you can always go halves on it with customer I suppose, say 2% charge for using it. I liked the sound of it as its no contract or standing charges so if you don't use it for 6 months its no bother.
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I applied for the Worldpay pilot scheme that gives you the free terminal, yesterday, I'm hoping to receive everything within a couple of weeks.
It was the no monthly charge, the free terminal and the low debit card charge that did it for me.
I think it's ideal for those that are unsure and want to test it out without any upfront costs or commitments. Perfectly ideal if you're only going to have a low card turnover, so will be cheaper.
I just hope they don't slap a big charge on it after the pilot ends.
There's an advert in the Gas Installer magazine for this, towards the end.
It was the no monthly charge, the free terminal and the low debit card charge that did it for me.
I think it's ideal for those that are unsure and want to test it out without any upfront costs or commitments. Perfectly ideal if you're only going to have a low card turnover, so will be cheaper.
I just hope they don't slap a big charge on it after the pilot ends.
There's an advert in the Gas Installer magazine for this, towards the end.
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What ever you think works for you. I know what works for me. If you'd rather have rental charges & a merchant account (which you don't need with iZettle) that's up to you. I like it all free of charge!
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Bubblecraft, how do your clients react to a Visa payment on that system, which looks a little clumsy? Are they generally confident, reluctant..?
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